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Worthing Food & Drink Festival
Steyne Gardens 7th and 8th September 2024
A warm afternoon in Worthing, the air was filled with delicious smells! It could mean only one thing the Worthing Food and Drink festival was back for 2024!
Now I have to admit my first move when visiting any food festival is to check out the area. I seriously can’t make any purchases until I’ve seen what’s on display. Its about priorities and what I fancy! Sometimes I know a vendor or I recognise a stand I particularly want to visit but, as a rule, there is only so much space in my stomach at these events. I have to choose wisely – although everything looked truly delicious and smelled divine so it was more a case of what I fancied eating or something new!
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With lots of stalls covering almost every cuisine you could think of and the added bonus of drinks stalls, beer, cocktails and Worthing Gin readily available.
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It was a very good morning seeing the stalls of different foods and drink, I had come nice tasters of honey, beers and cider. I couldnt resist buying some very tasty fudge (something for later!). I sampled a tasty hog roast wrap at the hog roast stall and a good pint of lager at the beer tent to wash it down.
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Good to see Jonny’s on display, their outlets in Goring and in Worthing’s town are a regular for me for a coffee or American Pancakes, crispy bacon and maple syrup. A perfect breakfast stop for me, their burgers are pretty good too!
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There were a lot of people but it was easy to move around and see everything on offer. Good to see Worthing’s Town Crier, Bob Smytherman, was on hand. He was spotted watching a cookery demonstration.
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A traditional Punch and Judy show was running for the little ones.
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Some juggling chefs were also spotted!
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A wander further on and I wanted something sweet. That was a hard choice too! Crepes, waffles, delicious cakes, sweet drinks and little snacks such as baklava were everywhere. It was very hot and humid, only one thing for it! Â Ice cream. Not just any ice cream. Fried Ice cream! Delicious.
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There were so many creative and aesthetically pleasing stalls to compliment the Food & Drink on offer. The sounds and colours were brilliant.
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The colours and artwork on some of the stalls were stunning!
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There was an unmistakeable festival vibe going on.
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Everywhere you looked there was excellent quality food and produce. Then I caught a whiff of smoke! Something was cooking!
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Check out the open fire cooking! Oh my. Delicious!
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There were plenty of Vegetarian options alongside Vegan choices. Now where was that Rum stand?
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Don’t forget to follow up on the stands, for the local producers and restaurants whose faire you enjoyed. Show them some support and pay them a visit during the year if you can! Many of the stalls have a social media presence.
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As always, this was a fantastic event and well done to everyone involved! I can’t wait for next year and fingers crossed for the same variety of choice and good weather. I am ready!
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Jonny’s now please set me up with some pancakes and a strong black coffee! I’m coming!
Words and photos by Ian Bourn.
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